Wind-shield.



K.!FE|LCKE.

WIND SHIELD.

` APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 191e.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917 2 SHEETS-SHEET l wwwa ummm

WIND-SHIELB.

implication filed April 15, 1916.

certain new and nse't'ul Improvements in` Winth-Sliielcis, specification.

My invention rehitcs to wind shiehlsfor automobiles, nnolthe object thereof is to provide such :i device so constructed that for all possible conditions, weather :intl rond,- the greatest possible comfort wiil result to the occupants of the automobile i `further ohjecwis to provide means convenient 'to the driver whereby he may adjust the Winti shield into any desired position with one hand.

A further object is to so construct the Wind shield as to secure, in some of these positions, an eiiicient anchorage for the front enti of the summer top, und make a goorl, tight, connection `with the side curtains or :i deniountnhle hotly.

A further object is to provide such o structure which overconicsthe yresent necessity for :rlig'hting from the nuto to adjust the wind shield as nn entirety, which pro rides n positively one-man operation, which oyerconies the present independent side arm movement with its consequent twisting o1 the shield, which Vin'ovirles sniootlrexterior surfaces on the sicleerins instead of the wing-iiuts. bosses, ete., which prevents :i goed snuff fit vwith the siile curtains or the leinonntnhle hotly, which provi-:les concealed hinges allowing" the shield to swing' forward into horizontsi position and backward into of which the following is 'a an desired u )right osition. which nferel'ltsA the sagging oi the opper glass' when the shield is in foryerd horizontal position, wiioh is hlanced in any of its positions, which is locked in desired positions, which .is adapted to he instnllefl upon any flesh, and whim is entirely under the control of one inenipulatire element.

My invention is fully described in the following speciiication, ofwhich the eceonr pa-nying {irewings 1to1-n1 a part, in which like characters refer to likeI parts in each of the views, and in Which:

Figure l is e, section taken through a Wind Specification of Let-ters Patent.

'shield il heing Potente@ Feb. Serial No. 91,327.

Y present invention, is on the line 1-1 of Fie' 2' Fig. 2 is t. view thereof from the rlrirerls sent, partly broken away to show er detail.;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section when on the line 3MB of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4.- is un enlarged section teken on 'the line L'r-el of Fig. 2;

Fig. is a View of t from the right hund side. with :i cover plate renioreii to show details;

Fig. G is n section taken on the of ll'ig. 7, Ywith the Wind shield in .horizontal position;

Fig. is n section taken on the line 7M? of Fig. ii; and Fig. 8 is :1L detached riew of n hinge which i' employ.

In the Gronings l have shown the (hash 9 and the torwnifil edge of the snrniner top or den1onntahlebody 10 of en niitoinohile, my pivotnlly supported on 'the former and is adopted to closely engage the hitter to insure :i weather proof joint thero between and, will he seen 'from iiig. i2, the outer surfaces of the shield il :ire snioo'thntherehy insuring n smooth tit thereof with the side curtains of n. silninnr top or with :i (leniountehle hoily.

Bolteil :it it to the, dash 9 if e hinge bucket which carries zi transverse rod li in n rotatable nnniner und to which rorl is secured, at 15, o hinge hiock Tio the rearward side of which is oi' segmental fornnition in the i'orxn illustrated, :is shown in Fig. i, to permit .fr-,ringing n'iorenient of 'the block lG with respect to the dash whiie still nnlintziining a ciose lit therewith.

Thehloek 1G is provided wit] o. plurality of conical depressions in one 'side thereof, 17 and 19 being shown in Fig. G and. 18 in Fig. 7, and. into any one of which. snoring actuated conical nosed 'plunger 20 yieldingiy held, .vherehy 'the said block and oonnec'ted shield may be locked in any one of three positions, although the number there? of arbitrary, seid plunger being carried in the hinge bracket 13.

.When the dash 9 is provided in the form of' a casing, as is usual at present', may also provide bolts 12a to assist in iirnily holding said .hinge bracket 13 in place, it

being imperative that this bracket be rigid as it supports the entire weight of the wind shield.

Secured. to the hinge block 16, as by bolt-s 21, Fig. 1, is a U-shaped frame 22 extending the width of the dash 9 and the side arms 23 and 24 of which carry the lower glass 25 and the upper glass 26, the latter being held within a swinging frame 27 having end journels 28 and 29, Fig. 2, bearing in the upper ends of the side arms 23 and 24. The upper glass 4trame or sash 27 does not itself engage the inner surfaces of the side arms, whereby no binding therebetween can result, as through rust, dirt, etc., and Ifmay, as shown in Fig. 2, recess the inner sides of the side arms 23 and 24 to receive the frame 27 in such manner as to aline the vertical ends of both glasses 25 and 26.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the journal 29 carries an arm 30 the outer end of which is in pivotal connection with a vertical rod 31 arranged within the side arm 24'and the lower end of which rod is pivoted to one end of a bell-crank 32, the other end of said bell-crank being' in pivotal connection with a horizontal rod 33 arranged within the lower member of the Ushaped frame 22 and extending normallyto the middle thereof.

At its inner end the rod 33 is pivoted to a lever 34 pivotally supported at 35 within the said frame 22 in such manner as to permit swinging movement laterally, and the outer end of this lever 34 is provided with a' handle 36 pivoted by a horizontally arranged pin 37 to said outer end whereby the handle is adapted to be swung in a vertical plane, theouter end of the lever 34 being made concentric with the axis of the pin 37 and provided with a stop 38 and with a recess 39 on the axis ofthe lever itself. The handle 36 is provided with a longitudinally r'arranged plunger 40 normally maintained toward the handle pivot 37.by means of a springI` 41 tov ride over the concentric surface of the lever 34, to be limited in movement by the stoprBS, and to be forced into the recess 39 when the handleis raised to permit such entry and, when tbishas occurred, the handle and lever constitute a unit, but which may be split into two independently movable elements by withdrawizig the plunger 40 from the recess 39 by means of a button head 42. i

The. operation is very simple Assuming the handle 36 to be in the position shown in Fig. 1. and it is desired to swing-the upper glass into either of the' two positions-indicated by dotted lines, all that is necessary is to raise the handle into the position indicated by dotted lines and swing the samelaterally upon its pivot 35, it now being a cornponent parto the levcr'el, and the hori` zontal rod 33 is moved transversely of the aiitomobile in a reverse direction Ato that of the handle 36, thereby correspondingly rocking the bell-crank 32 and rotating the jour gated, or serrated, surfaces between thc journal arm 30 and the interior surface of the side arm 24, and a spring, as shown at 43 and 44, respectively, Fig. 4.

When it is desired to swing the shield as an entirety the handle is raised to engage the lever 34 as already described, and the U-sliaped frame 22 is then swung upon the ax-is of the hinge rod 14 into the desired position, the plunger 20 yielding to permit such movement and again engaging the frame through the medium of one of the rev cesses 17,18, or 19, in the block 16 and any number of which, as already stated, may be provided. If the shield is engaged with the summer top or demountable body previous to such shield movement it is disconnected= therefrom as will be understood, said top or' body being slightly raised to permit the passage of the shield if said shield occupies the relationship shown in Fig. 1, but this relationship is arbitrary as will be obvious.

In order to a strong/coil spring 45, Figs, 6 and 7, secured atone end to the rod 14 and at `its ot-her'end to the hinge bracket 13, thereby rendering the movement of the shield in an easy manner, and I may, if desired,'employ a flexible strip 46 beneath the U-shaped frame 22 to close the gapA between the latter andthe top of the dash 9.

My wind shield is very simple in conbalance the shield 11 I provide struction and in installation, and is entirely f operable by the one hand of a vdriver not otherwise engaged, as on the'steering-wheel, and I reserve the right to make such changes over the form shown as properly come within the scope of the appended claims.

The operating handle, when not being l' used. may be moved into the inoperative position shown in Fig. 1 by merely retracting the plunger therein, andit willbe noted that the pivot or hinge for the shield as a whole is entirely concealed, this being a highly important feature of lmy invention,

` as no water can reach the same to cause rust,

nor can dirt or dust enterthereto to cause trouble.'

Having fully described my invention,

what I claiin as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iszy 1. A wind shield, comprising a4 support, a frame pivoted thereto, a lower glass, carried by said frame, an upper glass inpivotal Larmes 4 connection with said frame, a handle for swinging said frame on its pivot, and means connected with said handle for swinging said upper glass onits pivot. Y'

2, A wind shield, comprising a support, a frame pivoted thereto, a lower glass carried, by said frame, an upper glass in pivotal conneetion with said frame, a handle movable in a. vertical plane to swing said frame on its pivot and means connected with said:

handle for swinging said upper glass on a horizontal plane.

3. A wind shield, comprising a support, a frame pivoted thereto, a lower glass, an upper glass inv pivotal connection with said frame, a handle for swinging said frame on its pivot, meansfor yieldingly locking said frame in desired positions, and means connee-ted with said handle for swinging said upper glass on its pivot.

4. A wind shield, comprising a support, a frame pivoted thereto, a lower glass, an upper glass' in pivotal connection with said frame, a handle for swinging said frame on its pivot, a balance spring for counterbalaneing the weight 'of said frame, and means connected with said handle for swinging said upper glass on its pivot.

5. Awind shield, comprising a support, a frame pivot-ed thereto, a lower glass, an upper glass in pivotal connection with said rame, a pivotally mounted handle for swinging said frame on its pivot, rneans in cluding a lever connected with said handle for Swingin said upper glass on its pivot, and means or holding said handle in operan tive andV in inoperative positions with .r spect to said lever.

A Windshield, comprising a support, adapted for-attachment to the dash of an automobile, a transverse horizontal rod carried thereby, a hinge block carried by said rod, a U-shaped frame carried by said hinge block, a lower glass in said frame, an upper glass in pivotal connection with said frame, a handle for swinging'said frame on its pivot, and means operable by said handlefor swinging said upper glass on its pivot.

KARL FEILCKE. Witnesses:

M. B. RICE,

EDW. OfSTARK. 

